24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
About 24 Lilian Impey Drive
24 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 150.8% above the 2002 sale of £183,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 17 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
24 Lilian Impey Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 September 2022
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Planning history
24 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 222110
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Sales history & valuation
24 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 3 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2002Most recent
£183,000
+28.0%over 2 years28 October 1999
£142,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 9GP
11 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jul 2025
£375,00022 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jan 2025
£360,0009 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jun 2024
£310,00015 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Oct 2023
£400,0008 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Mar 2019
£255,000
Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes
24 Lilian Impey Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,397
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oyster Business Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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